Man stabbed to death on Southwest Side

December 31, 2008

The fatal stabbing of a 24-year-old man on the Southwest Side might have been gang related, police said tonight.Aldo Ruiz, of the 6800 block of South Western Avenue, was driving through an alley in the 2800 block of West 60th Street at about noon today when he stopped and got out of the car, said police Officer John Mirabelli.

Ruiz was approached by two unknown men and started arguing with them, Mirabelli said.

He was then stabbed by at least one of the men, the police officer said.

Ruiz tried to drive himself to the hospital but struck a parked car near California Avenue and 61st Street, Mirabelli said.

He was found unresponsive in the car and taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn where he was pronounced dead at 2:33 p.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner's office